Today is November 2: What day is it in history

Today is Tuesday, November 2, 2023

On November 2, 1917, the Balfour Declaration was issued by the British government, expressing support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

On November 2, 1956, Soviet troops invaded Hungary to suppress the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

On November 2, 1963, South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated in a military coup.

On November 2, 1983, American actress Elizabeth Taylor married actor Richard Burton for the second time.

On November 2, 2004, U.S. President George W. Bush was re-elected for a second term.

On November 2, 2014, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants seized the Iraqi city of Mosul.

On November 2, 2020, Joe Biden was elected President of the United States.